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Lets take a look at the midway point at some 1-3A teams that have wveryones attention.

Raceland beats Ashland...not unheard of but to be one called back TD away from a running clock is. 

Raceland absolutely destroys Russell...biggest margin of victory and most points score by one team in the current series. 


Raceland goes toe to toe with Highlands. Never thought those words would come out of my mouth. 

Pikeville plays Cov Cath and Corbin to the wire and arguably should have won those games. Tbh, didnt think those words would come out of my mouth either.

Pikeville whips LCA and Belfry...a win not suprising in either game, but how they won was a statement, imo. 

All that being said. How good is anyone?!lol

Last night was the first time we have seen a "real" Pikeville performance all season. Did Raceland peak already?

How good are Greenup and Lawrence County? Is LCA what we thought they were? Can Belfry make another crazy run after a slow start? Does Ashland bounce back after a shakey start to the season? Is Beechwood a measuring stick for Paintsville? They have been rather quiet on here. 

If the end of the season out like the front half, its going to be an interesting November.

You took the thought right out of my mind. I was thinking the same thing the past two weeks. And it’s just not 1-3A. 4A as well. Usually I can get the jist from a majority of the teams. Especially the central and eastern teams. But I shared some of those thoughts about two weeks ago and it didn’t receive a warm reception, because if what we believe is true, it doesn’t legitimize or solidify some teams victories, and I guess defeats. But most don’t want to admit it. And that includes my team as well. Corbins wins are about like most teams in the top 4 or 5, people will try to dispute it with RPI, but what they don’t account for is RPI isn’t a mid season indicator. Or Calpreps. Their algo is a little more accurate late season, but it still has its failures especially when teams are close, mid season is even worse. Not enough data for it. But back to work on wins, Pikeville. I think most know pikeville is a good 1A team. But they haven’t proven it yet with their record. Losing to Corbin, and Cov cath. Both good teams. But how good? Which begs how good is? Then Franklin co. They have talent but their results aren’t what most thought. They barley lost to Scott county, who beat Bryan station by 1 point. To me I think those three teams are almost Equal. But none of FCs wins stand out. Then Pulaski, who I do think is underrated. But outside of us, their next best opponent was belfry. Who to be honest, isn’t that good. So how good really is PC?

then boyle co, they beat Bryan station by 24. About the same margin as we did FC. And those two ans Scott county like I said are about equal to me. And we still don’t know how good that is? Then they played Henderson co. And I’ll bed honest, it seemed like HC gave them some problems but I have no idea how good they are at all? But then the Bowling green game. BGs schedule was horrible up to boyle. They beat a bunch of teams in him were horrible. So it’s hard to tell how good they really are and how good a win it was for boyle. 

JC… lost to NL. I honestly think that was just the me of those games. NL is good, but I’d they are truly better than JC, well I keep that thought to myself. But so far a few of JCs “tougher” opponents are out of state. So about like Henderson co and boyle. I have no idea how good the competitors were. But their other Ky opponents were awful. And they beat them like they should. But again, you can’t tell much from a team whose putting a clock on an awful opponent half way through the game. 3 people could come in blind to the previous games and have one watch Corbin vs somerset another JC vs fern creek and the last boyle vs Danville. I’d bet each one would come back saying that team is gonna win it all. Point is, it’s hard to judge when the opponent is awful or unproven. 

I don’t remember ever feeling like this. Just kind of up in the air about teams like this year. Hopefully by week 8 or 9 it will be more clear. But right now, AP polls are garbage, RPI isn’t made for such a short data set. I’ve only watched a handful of other teams, but I honestly think unless you watched about 10x more, you’re not gonna know any better than us. So I agree, it is a strange season. But then again I’m “giving analysis from the peanut gallery” I’ve been told, so maybe I just rambled on for nothing hah

Agreed. I spent two days trying to explain this same thing….. and boy was it a tall task with no success. You would have thought I shot the family dog. But I probably failed to articulate as well as I could have. Nevertheless, I am in total agreement.

Yea I guess I DID shoot the dog and then took grannies medicine in the process. But unless you’ve watched every single one of these teams opponents from above, you have no idea, just like us. Didn’t think I would make a lot of friends with saying it, but oh well. But I was just pointing out that from the OP that it wasn’t just 1-3A, it was 4A as well.  Probably 5 too. I mean whose leading that pack. I don’t pay much attention. I’m guessing FD is way out in the front running, but again I’m not looking at who they play. And who those teams play to make the win any better. Corbin laid it to somerset. Really don’t mean much. Hoot mentioned north laurel. What have they done outside of beating JC (who I don’t know how good is yet) done? Lost to Bell co who to an awful Knox team. Beat a below average Lincoln team by 10. Beat a below avg Whitley team by 10. I know you get what I’m saying. I’m just trying to prove it even more to everyone else. The team that beat JC lost to a bell team who only beat Whitley by 10 when Corbin beat them by 3x as much? If that and everything else doesn’t prove it’s a very strange year so far, they are a homer or have some dark team
colornshades on.

I’m as guilty of it as anyone else some years so I know exactly what you mean. Seeing how Leslie County hasn’t had a winning season since 2016-17, I definitely take pride in some wins that in the grand scheme of the season… they mean absolutely nothing but they are good wins on the emotional side of being a fan. ( No, before anyone says it, I am not comparing LC to any of the teams mentioned. Just making a point)

I think that has a lot to do with it. As you mentioned, their are quite a few teams this year that have historically been really good but they’re not as good  this season… THUS FAR (examples include Belfry, LCA, Central, Paintesville, Somerset, Danville, etc.) That’s not to say they won’t get better or even win a ring depending on the class they play in.

I just think that as fans, we get caught up in the history of our opponents programs more than the current years team and when the team that we support beats them, we burn the world down and beat our chest until it’s bruised.

Im as guilty as anyone haha. 

You can spin it anyway you want. Bowling Green and Henderson are good teams. Bowling Green is 2 years removed from a state title and has a senior laden line with young skill that will only get better. Henderson has a great box.

Maybe. Maybe not. At the end, I’ll admit
when im wrong. But again, what does 2 years ago matter? Not one bit. Corbin has knocked off a title team in boyle, a runner up in FC. Years past has notbing to do with it. Which is why it makes this year strange. BG looked like a decent team. But im mot sold on them yet. Hell pulaski and pikeville looked like a decent team. Now do you think that is because they are? Or is it because they way we played them and Boyle played those? See you’re judging a team off of one single game. How do you know that boyle is as good as you think. Because they beat those teams who have beat up on awful teams. Same with Corbin. Same with JC. Like hoot said, our opinions make little difference, fun to debate, but I’m not sold on any of tje
3 yet. And I still say it might be a toss up come week 10 too. But that’s just my opinion too..